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title: "Baur (@baur) | Hashnode"
description: "Baur (@baur) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work."
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@baur

# Baur

@baur · Joined June 2025

### [BYOK: Why I Let Users Bring Their Own LLM Key Instead of Running My Own API](https://honest-ai-course-review.hashnode.dev/byok-why-i-let-users-bring-their-own-llm-key-instead-of-running-my-own-api?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

There is a fairly predictable moment when an indie developer adds an LLM to a product. The prototype works. The model produces useful output. The API call costs a few cents. Then you start thinking ab

9 min read · [honest-ai-course-review.hashnode.dev](https://honest-ai-course-review.hashnode.dev/byok-why-i-let-users-bring-their-own-llm-key-instead-of-running-my-own-api?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sep 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/byok-why-i-let-users-bring-their-own-llm-key-instead-of-running-my-own-api/6abd2b02558a4f35bf7df191)

### [How I capture system audio and transcribe it locally, with no server in the loop (Tauri + Rust + whisper.cpp)](https://honest-ai-course-review.hashnode.dev/how-i-capture-system-audio-and-transcribe-it-locally-with-no-server-in-the-loop-tauri-rust-whisper-cpp?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

CoreAudio Process Tap on macOS, WASAPI loopback on Windows, local whisper.cpp transcription — and the missing GPU backend that made Windows 75x slower

10 min read · [honest-ai-course-review.hashnode.dev](https://honest-ai-course-review.hashnode.dev/how-i-capture-system-audio-and-transcribe-it-locally-with-no-server-in-the-loop-tauri-rust-whisper-cpp?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sep 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-capture-system-audio-and-transcribe-it-locally-with-no-server-in-the-loop-tauri-rust-whisper-cpp/6a97ef0b33f3f8a1bdfaa5ce)